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Tables of Contents for Facing Your Fifties
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
What Ails You
1
4
Introduction
Do We Really Need to Know This Stuff?
5
1
Knowledge Times Action Equals Good Health
6
1
Why the Fifties Are So Important
6
1
Stacking the Odds in Your Favor
7
1
Good Health Care and Maintenance Need a Partnership
8
1
Time to Put Up or Shut Up
9
1
How to Use This Book
10
3
Where Do We Stand Now-A Comprehensive Status Report
Background Basics
13
1
Weight to Height
14
1
Body Mass Index
15
1
Blood Pressure
16
1
Cholesterol Levels
17
1
Blood Sugar (Glucose) Level
17
2
Sidebar Getting the Most Out of Seeing Your Doctor
18
1
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
19
1
Exercise Status
19
2
The Musculoskeletal System-Upholding More Then Its Own
Background Basics
21
6
Bones-The Foundation of the Team
23
2
Muscles Tendons and Ligaments-Dynamic Teammates
25
1
Cartilage Bursae and Joints-Extend Their Careers
26
1
Where and How Problems Occur Treatment Options and Preventive Measures
27
31
The Spine
27
1
The Neck
27
4
The Mid and Lower Back
31
2
Shoulders
33
3
Sidebar: Treating Musculoskeletal Pain
36
1
The Chest
37
1
Chest Pain
37
1
The Arms
38
1
Elbows
38
1
Wrists and Hands
39
1
The Legs
40
1
Hips
40
2
Sidebar: Understanding Over-the-Counter and Prescription Pain Relievers
42
1
Calves and Thighs
43
1
Knees
44
6
Understanding Cortisone Injections
50
1
The Ankles
50
2
Sidebar: What's with Swelling- Understanding Inflammation
52
1
The Feet
53
5
Real Life Tales
58
3
Knowing What You Put in Your Mouth-A Drug Chart
61
2
The Good News
63
2
The Cardiovascular and Respiratory Networks-An Unbeatable Delivery System
Background Basics
65
7
Fifties Men and the Heart-Pay Attention Guys
67
2
How It All Works-the Heart and Lungs
69
2
Understanding Blood Vessels
71
1
Where and How Problems Occur Treatment Options, and Preventive Measures
72
1
The Heart and Blood Vessels
72
40
Blood Pressure
75
2
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
77
4
Sidebar Don't Fool Yourself-White Coat Hypertension
81
1
Cholesterol
82
4
Hypercholesterolemia
86
2
Sidebar: Bottoms Up: Drinking as Part of Good Health
88
1
Cardiovascular Problems
88
2
Arteriosclerosis (Hardening of Arteries)
90
1
Atherosclerosis (Clogging of Arteries) and Angina
90
4
Heart Attack
94
7
Sidebar Can It Really Help? An Aspirin a Day
101
1
Arrhythmia (Irregular Heartbeat)
102
4
Stroke
106
2
Kidney Failure
108
1
Blood Clots and Aneurysms
109
2
Leg Pain (Claudication) and Varicose Veins
111
1
Other Forms of Heart Disease
112
1
The Respiratory System
112
8
Lung Cancer
115
1
Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis (Obstructive Lung Diseases)
115
2
Sidebar: You'll Never Conquer This Hill: How a Treadmill Works
117
1
Asthma and Allergies
118
1
Common Cold Flu and Pneumonia
118
2
Real life Tales
120
6
Knowing What You Put in Your Mouth-A Drug Chart
126
6
The Good News
132
3
The Digestive and Urinary Tracts-They Don't Need to Be Mysterious
Background Basics
135
4
How Does it all Work? Tagging Along with a Late Night Snack
137
2
Where and How Problems Occur Treatment Options, and Preventive Measures
139
45
The Mouth
139
1
Sore Tongue and/or Loss of Taste Buds
140
1
Periodontal Disease
140
1
Mouth Cancers
141
1
Sidebar: Drink How Much? Proper Hydration
141
1
The Esophagus and Stomach
142
1
Stomach Gas Bloating Rumbling
142
1
Heartburn /Acid Reflux
143
3
Food Poisoning
146
2
Ulcers
148
3
Sidebar: Good or Bad for You? The Lowdown on Caffeine
151
1
The Small Intestine
151
1
Malabsorption
151
1
The Liver
152
2
Sidebar: Watch Out for This Cocktail: Drugs and the Grapefruit Juice Effect
154
1
Hepatitis
155
2
Alcoholic Liver Disease
157
2
The Gallbladder
159
1
Gallstones
159
1
Sidebar: Where Does It Go? GI Tract Exams
160
1
The Pancreas
161
1
Pancreatitis
161
1
Diabetes
161
4
The Large Intestine
165
1
Flatulence
166
1
Hemorrhoids
167
2
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
169
1
Blood in the Stool/Urine
169
2
Diverticulitis
171
1
Colon Cancer
172
1
The Kidneys
172
1
Sidebar: Your Soon-to-Be-Close Friend: The Bulk Additive
173
1
Kidney Stones
173
2
Kidney Cancer
175
1
The Bladder
175
1
Sidebar: Poked and Prodded: Important Diagnostic Tests
176
1
Bladder Cancer
177
1
The Prostate
177
1
Trouble Starting Your Stream
178
1
Incontinence and the Infamous Dribbles
179
1
Sidebar: Are There Personal Trainers for These? Kegel Exercises
180
1
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
181
1
Prostatitis
182
1
Sidebar: Going with the Flow: Urinary Self Help Tips
183
1
Prostate Cancer
184
1
The Penis and Testes
184
1
Testicular Cancer
184
1
Real Life Tales
184
4
Knowing What You Put in Your Mouth-A Drug Chart
188
2
The Good News
190
3
Sexual Issues Energy and Male Menopause-Making a Smooth Transition into Senior Status
Background Basics
193
7
The Equipment-Taking Stock
194
2
Sidebar: Science Comes to the Locker Room: Penis Measurement Details
196
1
Sexual Changes: An Overview of What the Fifties Bring
197
1
Male Menopause: Myth or Reality
197
3
Where and How Problems Occur Treatment Options and Preventive Measures
200
21
Understanding You Your Partner and What's Going On
200
1
Sexual Response-Arousal
200
1
Sexual Response-Orgasm
201
1
Sexual Response-Post-Orgasm
201
1
Masturbation
202
1
Being a Better Partner
202
3
Sidebar: ``Houston We Have Lift Off!'' What Exactly Is an Erection?
205
1
When the Game Goes Bad
206
1
Loss of Sexual Desire
206
1
Premature Ejaculation
207
1
Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
208
3
Viagra Miracle Drug
211
2
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
213
14
Sidebar! Is it Really Worth It? Practicing Safer Sex
227
Sidebar: Who Are You Going to Ask? Getting Answers to Sexual Questions
220
1
Real Life Tales
221
3
Knowing What You Put In Your Mouth-A Drug Chart
224
1
The Good News
225
2
Mental State and Changing Patterns-From Stress and Depression to Hair Loss and Headaches
Background Basics
227
2
Where and How Problems Occur Treatment Options and Preventive Measures
229
42
Mental State
229
1
Fatigue and Energy
229
2
Stress
231
5
Depression
236
5
Sidebar: There's No Way I Can Relax: Basic Relaxation Techniques
241
1
Drugs and Addictions
241
4
Psychosomatic Illness
245
1
Alzheimer's Disease
246
1
Changing Patterns
247
1
Hair
247
4
Vision
251
3
Hearing and Balance
254
3
Headaches
257
4
Sleep
261
3
Sidebar: You're Not in College Anymore: Determining Your Sleep Needs
264
7
Knowing What You Put in Your Mouth-A Drug Chart
271
2
The Good News
273
2
Cancer-Standing Up to the Big ``C'' Fear
Background Basics
275
10
What Is Cancer and How Does It Happen? Knowing the Enemy
277
2
Understanding the Principles of Prevention Screening and Early Detection
279
4
Treating Cancer: Each New Option Is More Effective
283
2
Where and How Problems Occur Treatment Options and Preventive Measures
285
15
Skin Cancer
289
2
Lung Cancer
291
3
Prostate Cancer
294
1
Sidebar: To Test or Not to Test That Is the Question: The PSA Controversy
294
1
Colon Cancer
295
2
Bladder Cancer
297
1
Sidebar: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff: Cancer Treatment Definitions
298
1
Testicular Cancer
299
1
Cancer of the Penis
299
1
Real Life Tales
300
2
The Good News
302
3
What You Can Do-A Summary of Positive Choices That Make a Difference
Background Basics
305
10
Leaving Your Health Up to Fate-Is This Really the Best Option?
307
2
Here They Are-The Twelve Most Important Steps You Can Take for Your Health
309
1
Putting it On Taking it Off Understanding Weight Gain and Loss
310
5
Tests and Screenings: What When and Why
315
5
Getting the Right Perspective on Tests
315
1
The What When and Why of Tests and Screenings
316
4
Exercise
320
15
Aerobic Exercises
322
3
Stretching Exercises
325
1
Sidebar: So What's Your Poison? To Walk or to Run?
325
4
Sidebar: Don't Let the Cattle Car Stop You: Stretching on Long Airplane Flights
329
1
Strengthening Exercises
330
2
A Specific Exercise Plan for an Average Guy
332
3
Diet
335
14
Nutritional Basics
336
4
The Food Guide Pyramid and Federal Nutrition Guidelines
340
1
Dietary Recommendations
341
1
Sidebar: What is Natural? Putting Modem Health Care in Perspective
342
2
Vitamins and Minerals
344
3
Herbal Supplements
347
2
Smoking and Your Delivery System
349
10
How Smoking Affects Your Lungs
353
1
How Smoking Affects Your Cardiovascular System
354
1
Steps to Stopping
355
1
If You Stop What Can You Expect?
356
3
Epilogue-Now What?
359
2
About the Authors
361
2
Index
363
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